I m calling my new teddy " Jesus"
12tommydski wrote:It's hard to be the 'each to their own' guy all the time. I want people to follow their own faith but I am really sick of the horrible damage ridiculous religious dogma continues to cause. Honestly, I'd like to see all of the Semitic Religions die out. I wonder if this makes me a terrible person? Does anyone else get this feeling?
My impulse is to say "I prefer they be rounded up and gassed", but that might be a bit nasty...
I like the way U.S. law headed towards genuine secularism in the 60's and 70's, but without economic controls, organized religions still pull too many strings for my comfort. Tax those churches, damnit, and put caps on their resources like any other financial entity.
Almost every time I have been royally screwed with at a job, it is because I typically tell the boss/bosses buddies to keep their damn religious dementia away from me. Of course, that was back in Missouri...
I m calling my new teddy " Jesus"
14tommydski wrote:Once again, this story made me contemplate my stance as a passive Atheist verging on Agnostic. It's really, really hard at times not to point out that this is essentially like having someone deported for not showing due reverence to your Dungeons & Dragons game or Star Trek fan fiction.
It's hard to be the 'each to their own' guy all the time. I want people to follow their own faith but I am really sick of the horrible damage ridiculous religious dogma continues to cause. Honestly, I'd like to see all of the Semitic Religions die out. I wonder if this makes me a terrible person? Does anyone else get this feeling?
I get this feeling all the time. as long as we're talking all of them and not just those dastardly Musslims.
Can't help but feel there's more to this story than we're hearing. Sure these folks can be nutty but they must also be aware that this can cause an international stir.
My feeling is she's either done more than the hysterical press is telling or the Sudanese are deliberately wanting to antagonise the Brits.
I m calling my new teddy " Jesus"
15Islam, Christianity, Judaism etc.
Not the people, I like the vast, overwhelming majority of them. Just all the outdated detritus that goes with all of these faiths.
Not the people, I like the vast, overwhelming majority of them. Just all the outdated detritus that goes with all of these faiths.
run joe run wrote:Kerble your enthusiasm.
I m calling my new teddy " Jesus"
16Marsupialized wrote:
How long does everyone have to sit and pretend that Muslims aren't out of their fucking minds?
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This is equivalent of saying all Christians are as insane as or think the same as Pat Robertson. Come on.
I m calling my new teddy " Jesus"
17If you've read the Bible or the Koran you ones who aren't out of their fucking minds are doing it wrong.
run joe run wrote:Kerble your enthusiasm.
I m calling my new teddy " Jesus"
18Religious books and theology aren't to blame for people having terrible opinions.
Anyway this "Teddy" bear thing seems like a tabloid (and then internet) fix-up, who cares what punishment she could recieve? If I improperly installed an electric heater I could get 30 years if it killed someone.
If there is one thing that I'm slightly tiring of, it is seeing something on the cover of the Mail, the Express or the Sun and then seeing it again as a message board thread. No offense due towards dudes posting these threads, though. It's just plain depressing.
I'm hearing that she only got 15 days, can anyone back this up?
Anyway this "Teddy" bear thing seems like a tabloid (and then internet) fix-up, who cares what punishment she could recieve? If I improperly installed an electric heater I could get 30 years if it killed someone.
If there is one thing that I'm slightly tiring of, it is seeing something on the cover of the Mail, the Express or the Sun and then seeing it again as a message board thread. No offense due towards dudes posting these threads, though. It's just plain depressing.
I'm hearing that she only got 15 days, can anyone back this up?
I m calling my new teddy " Jesus"
19http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7121025.stm
Fifteen days, but certain factions of the Sudanese want rather more i.e. death by firing squad.
Fifteen days, but certain factions of the Sudanese want rather more i.e. death by firing squad.
Rick Reuben wrote:He went to bed about a decade ago, or whenever he sold his soul to the bankers and the elites.daniel robert chapman wrote:I think he's gone to bed, Rick.
I m calling my new teddy " Jesus"
20I wasn't aware that some yahoo in a mob counted as a "faction".
Looks like the conservative press want another cartoon Mohammed, but thankfully they're not gonna get it. The beeb's hype in all this is getting a raised eyebrow from me, too.
Looks like the conservative press want another cartoon Mohammed, but thankfully they're not gonna get it. The beeb's hype in all this is getting a raised eyebrow from me, too.